LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 May 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Plainly ;i motor 'bus will be plying for fares in Levin in itdie not distant future. At last evening's meeting of the Borough Council an a ppliea tion was received from a person in I'almorston \orlli asking wJia.t the Council would charge him fur plying a motor 'bus for a- period of two months. Tlie Town Clerk remarked that •there was nothing in the bye-laws on the subject, and the flavor said that it would bo as well if enquiries were nuicle as to what other towns did. Councillor France: Is there any hurry over it? The Town Clerk: He wants to know as soon as possible. it was decided to inform the applicant that he could ply in Levin for a short period on pavinout of i'l. Levin Borough Council Last evening .appointed .Mr A. C. Astr.idge collector of sanitary fees for the borough. Tenders close at Fox ton, this day week, for widening and deepening Mil chains of connecting drains belonging to the Moutoa Drainage Hoard. Particulars are advertise.:! to-day. A settler in the new Ohura county informs the Auckland Star that two years ago there were not more than seven hundred sheep in the whole country. lie confidently asserts that by the end of this year there will be- at least I'io.OOO she up grazing on the rich pastures in this new country. The Ongarue-Strai-ford railway line when completed will pass through the centre, of the Ohura country. A serious motor car accident was narrowly averted on Saturday evening. I)r Adams, of Fox ton, accompanied by bis wife and two children. w;\s motoring along the Levin avenue when the steering gear gave way and the car dashed up an incline. The radiator was bent airl some ♦headlamps smashed. Dr Adams at once sent word to Z\Fr J. I'hillips' "Byko" of the occurrence, and ]\lr Brewster was quickly* up.-m 'tin* scene. He found the cur badly di»mn<rj vf l tvnpfjjy executed a number of repairs, and this enabled flu* occupants lo resume their jouri lev.

At last night's meeting of the Levin liorrju<j;i] Council ilit* Coonnisxicner of Crown Lands wrote- to the Mayor stinting tliat .sections 72 And 7>i (Levin suburbs) bad boon gazetted for f)f;ilit:)tinn pur-poses a.s requested in tbo .Mayor's letter oi August 17. and 'bad Iw-en vested i'rs tin; Rorough Council. The matter was tlius satisfactorily settled. The Mayor pointed out that tlie two sections were situated at the. extreme end of tbo north of iilio borough. Some time ago bo went over tbe sec.tions with tbo Tfon. Mi 1 MeKenzio and pointed out to liini that they ought to belong to tbe borough. Tbey had now been ihanded over to the Council, and so there the matter ended.

Alter a Lapse of ton years, it chess tournament w*is hold in Calcutta during the recent Christmas holidays. _ Sixteen players entered, of whom six were Europeans (includi" t? a Hussifln), one was a Pnrsee, and the rest .Hungali Hindus. Owing to the short time availablo for play, the combatants were arranged in pairs, on the "knock-out" principle, the loser in each c:;ntest of ■two (or where necessary, three) games going out. The surprise of toe tournament was the defeat of I)r Du'aik.i .sath Milker,ji, winner of the Calcutta iournnment of 1399, at the. h'V'.'Ls cf Dr H-ri Dhoiu; Dtit't, who phived all his games in fine style, aucl jinally emerged as winner of the first prize, without the loss of n single game. Dr Butt is one of the leading medical practitioners of Calcutta, and an energetic member of 'the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. The second prize fell to Pr:;fef.s.,r Nikhilnath Maitra, of the Hco! 1 .!;- Government College. The success of the tourney was due to the organisers—the present proprietors cf the Dewa-nji House, wli'oro it was lipl T—r-d of 'the lion, secretary of the Oliess Cluh. Denvnn.ji, where the tournament took place, is an ol:l raHial structure in n central quarter -f O-i.lcuitt.). and, it is the home of a chess club which has of lato vears to he a fashionable resort :;f phiycrs of diverse nationals iys. For Tnflimn'wfv, tnke Wood 1; I Great Peppermint Cure. Never ' fails, Is 6a and 2s 6<L

Levin Borough Council last evening fixed Wednesday, this week, as the date for the formal installation of the 'Mayor. The ceremony will take place at twelve o'clock. A lease of the " Ohakune Times" has been secured by Mr I'. J. Dunne, formerly of Levin, and the paper is now appearing under his proprietary. i nder the beading of "Bath Street Improvements" in the report of last evening's Borough Council meeting, will be found so mo interesting rei marks as to the advisability of abolishing certain water-races in Levin. Tho Blenheim "Express" states:— Recently a new boarder at Nelson College, coming from the "waybacks," on putting on a white shirt for the first time, put it on hack to front. On seeing this the other bovs began to laugh and ask why he put it on that way. Ho said: "f thought tho stiff part was to keep the back straight." A special Article, descriptive of the sawmillin*; and planting experiences of Mr James Prouse, the well-known settler of Levin, .appears on page I of te-dav's "Chronicle." A second article, which gives particulars of the • business ventures of Mr T. Bevan. junr.. of Manakau, will appear in to-morrow's issue. Mr E. F. Levy, formerly a member of the Levin Bo rough Council ind an old resilient of the district, is now staying in Levin. He lias just returned from a trip to the Old Country. Mr Levy was present in St. Paul's Cathedral on tho occasion of the unveiling of a memorial to ilia Into Mr Seddon. At the Lev in Borough Council meeting last evening Councillor Cameron asked the Council to excuse the absence of Cr. Hudson, who was unable to be present. The Mayor, alluding to it lie absence of Cr. I'rouse, remarked that he was suffering from a very had cold, and was confined to his house. It, was unanimously agreed to excuse both councillors from attendance. <• Threshing is practically completed in Xor.th Canterbury, leaving very large stock's in the hands of farmers, who .apparently prefer to hold than to realise at present prices. As in most parts of tho dominion, the yields have been over-estimated, and in most cases have proved disappointing. As an instance it may he mentioned that the. average wheat yield at Lincoln College, which, at one. time promised to be much.more, is -11 bushels, reports a Southern contemporary. Old soldiers who have claims pending against the Government have long waited the announcement that some procedure would be available by which the matter could be finally determined. It has .already been stated, says an exchange, that a number of Stipendiary Magistrates will bo asked to hear claims. Tho Justice Department has completed its arrangements, but awaits the preparation by the Lands Department of extracts from old Acts relating to the pensions and grants. This work involves a good deal of search, and when complete it will be a valuable aid to the Magistrates who hear the claims. It is expected that tho preliminaries for action will be completed this week. The following is an extract from the Snibston Pa.rish Magazine:— "Like Father, Like Sons.—A very remarkable, family gathering met at St. Peter's Vicarage, Laneham, when the vicar, the Rev. Samuel Kliiui Skene, reached his 70th birthday. lie has seven sons in Holy Orders, .and all his family .assembled to greet 11inl. The services at the church the day before, were taken by some of his sons, and there were large congregations. At the evening service, three sons officiated, a sister presiding at the organ. On the following day. seven sons, and two other clergymen took part in a cricket match. The birthday week was full of festivilv and congra>tillations to the beloved Vicar." AYheu people who havo long pro claimed to others the .advantage.? of newspaper advertising suddenly veer around and decry it. or minimise its merits- in the interesis of other forms of advertising ih.nt very lately have become .more hi keeping with Their new pursuit---•'ludness men slmiibl pause, and ask themselves :ho : " f.'ui beno?" Sudden changes are causes for suspicion. One can make some sort of progress iu a iip-dray. but an up-to-date vehicle is i!ie !>, >t means of progression. The iip-r.i-dato medium of advert' ing i ill." newspaper, and the chief proofs of (lie fact are lite inilhoiv? niiiii millions of newspaper advertisements appearing every day throughout tho world. "A word to the wNe is suflieient." A challenge rr.ee for CoO-a.sido, three distances (130 yards, 220 yards and 110 yards), was run on the Oval at Taihape on Thursday afternoon, says the " Ohakune Times." The race was bet ween Fred Rogers (Ohakune) and Tel Leahy (Taihape), both well-known runners, and was wen by the former, who succeeded in annexing the (irst two distances, lingers put up excellent, time, winning the 130 yards in 13 2-osecs by a. couple of yards, and the 220 yards in 21 l-o sees. Both men were very fit. and got o(V the mark with a good start, but Rogers outpaced his opponent altogether, and won his heats easily, without being pressed. The enjoyment -tit* your bath, will be greatly increased, if you have a really good toilet snip. Suprema «kin soap .is just the kind that will nie.de a bath sweet and enjoyable. Price, f)d a cake. 2s a box, from C. S. Keedwell, Dispensing Chemist. Advf.